Shoulder surgery will end season for Big 12’s leading tackler

There’s some bad news for Iowa State. Cyclones linebacker Jake Knott is done for the regular season because of required shoulder surgery, Paul Rhoads said Monday.

There is a possibility that Knott could return in time for a bowl game.

Rhoads would not elaborate on the injury, only saying that Knott is undergoing surgery today. Apparently, Knott’s been playing with the injury since a loss earlier this month to Oklahoma State. Knott needed offseason surgery to repair a torn labrum in his left shoulder that kept him out of spring practice.

Knott, a senior, not only led the Cyclones with 79 tackles, he led the Big 12. He also has six tackles for loss, two interceptions and two forced fumbles.